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ITIC has seen a trend of claims against ship managers by ship owners who are facing hard times. As a result of their financial difficulties they resist paying for the full maintenance for the ship…

A ship agent was appointed to provide agency services to a fleet of ships.  One of the duties of the agent under the contract was to liaise with the local Canal Authority to make all necessary…

Due to local port requirements a ship was required to be escorted through restricted waters into and out of a port by a tug. The owner asked the ship agent to arrange for the tug on their behalf and…

A commercial manager arranged for a ship to load cargo at a port which the ship had not previously called and of which neither the commercial manager or the ship owner had any previous experience.…

Shipbrokers fixed a bulk carrier for a time charter of 90 days.  The first voyage was via a port in Thailand where cargo was loaded for discharge at an African port.  Unfortunately, during…

A ship agent, arranging for the export of a consignment of frozen turkeys, mistakenly notified the line’s reefer engineers that the cargo needed to be carried at a temperature of +13 deg. C. instead…

A Norwegian shipbroker made a claim against their principal for the commission on two newbuildings. The principal had appointed the member as their exclusive broker. The broker introduced the…

Shipbrokers arranged a sub-charter. As is often the case the main terms of the sub-charter were fixed with the details “otherwise as per as the head charterparty”. The sub-charterer asked for a…

ITIC are hosting a cocktail reception in London on Thursday 27 September 2012 for all members, brokers and correspondents. This event coincides with the ITIC Board meeting in London and it will give…

A European liner agent took a booking for a consignment of engineering equipment to be transported by short sea to the Netherlands. The agent issued a bill of lading in accordance with the shipping…